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Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
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Published: 2026-04-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Apr 20

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 296▼ 19 vs year ago 224 · −8.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 189▲ 83 vs year ago 92 · +90.2%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking and boning cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and lean slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,800	216.39	3,895	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	172.43	2,577	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	171.96	2,051	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	151.21	1,566	55

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,128	45
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,112	$2,823	22
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,579	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$2,463	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$3,797	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,036	$2,654	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,533	$3,497	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,440	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,008	$3,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$3,350	2thin

Every lot

32 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	194.96/cwt	185.00–200.00	2,833	7
Bulls	—	—	1,867	216.53/cwt	204.00–229.00	4,043	29
Bulls	—	—	1,870	237.24/cwt	233.00–244.00	4,436	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	117.88/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,050	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	171.00/cwt	167.50–174.00	1,674	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	139.59/cwt	126.00–147.50	1,408	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	159.95/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,735	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	173.02/cwt	167.50–180.00	2,052	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	182.75/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,175	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	163.95/cwt	155.00–167.50	2,017	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	174.08/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,529	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	165.28/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,765	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,533	3,496.90/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,497	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,158	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,675.00/head	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	891	2,105.95/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,106	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	2,665.75/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,666	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	2,462.57/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,463	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,982.06/head	2,500.00–3,650.00	2,982	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	3,868.59/head	3,800.00–3,950.00	3,869	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,177	2,215.72/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,216	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	3,357.70/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,358	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	2,673.62/head	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,674	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	3,392.22/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,392	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	2,359.10/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,359	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	3,796.58/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,797	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	314.61/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,608	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	221.64/cwt	190.00–260.00	2,376	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	191.82/cwt	175.00–225.00	2,150	10

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Apr 20, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 296Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 189Year ago 92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,440	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,533	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,496.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	3,600.00–3,750.00	3,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,215.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	891	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,105.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,167	3,800.00–3,950.00	3,868.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,202	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,357.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,086	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,665.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,113	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,462.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,128	2,500.00–3,650.00	2,982.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,261	2,350.00–3,250.00	2,673.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,392.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,045	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,359.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,796.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,072	190.00–260.00	221.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,121	175.00–225.00	191.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	829	300.00–335.00	314.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,867	204.00–229.00	216.53
7	—	1,870	233.00–244.00	237.24
7	—	1,453	185.00–200.00	194.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	181.00–185.00	182.75
55	—	1,186	167.50–180.00	173.02
10	—	1,230	155.00–167.50	163.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,453	169.00–180.00	174.08
3	—	1,673	165.00–166.00	165.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,085	150.00–167.50	159.95
5	—	979	167.50–174.00	171.00
16	—	1,009	126.00–147.50	139.59
5	—	891	105.00–125.00	117.88

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.